Childcare in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole)
Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) has 1 day nursery, 1 pre-school, 1 childminder and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them and rated 3 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 3 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2025Opened Let's Get Loud Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened 360 Merley First Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Are any nurseries in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) take babies?
5 settings in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Wimborne (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole)?
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
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